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Tova Beck-Friedman is an American artist, sculptor, writer and filmmaker based in New York City. Her work has been exhibited in the United States, Australia, Israel, Europe, and Japan. Her work is in the collection of Grounds For Sculpture, Yeshiva University Museum, Newark Museum, Sculpture Garden, the Shoah Film Collection and the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC.




Early life and education



Beck-Friedman holds a BA in Fine Arts from Purdue University and an MFA from Goddard College in Vermont. In 1982 she pursued a graduate student research studies at the Tama University of Art in Tokyo.




Career


Beck-Friedman's work has been exhibited and shown at The International Artists' Museum for the 50th Venice Biennale, New Jersey State Museum, Monique Goldstrom Gallery, New York, Sculpture Biennale in Beersheba, Israel, The Newark Museum and Boleslawiec International Symposium, Poland. Her artwork has been installed and is part of Grounds For Sculpture, the Yeshiva University Museum, Newark Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Among her fellowships and awards are: Franconia Sculpture Park, MN; USA/ Jerom Artist Grant; Accessibility at Sumter, South Carolina; Boleslawiec International Symposium, Poland; Gulgong Symposium, Australia; Environmental Sculpture Symposium, MuJu, Korea; Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; The Center for Visual Arts, Be'er Sheva, Israel; New Jersey State Museum at Drew University; International Biennial in Beersheba, Israel.
Beck-Friedman's oeuvre ranges from sculpture to photographs to videos and documentaries. Her work is represented in major public collections, including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC; Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, the Center for Jewish History, New York, NY, Newark Museum, NJ, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY, Jersey City Museum, NJ, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL, and Český Krumlov Castle, Czech Republic.
In 2016, Beck-Friedman founded an online art portal called The Pythians, showcasing older women artists' work.




Notable works






Filmography






Awards/recognition


Puffin Foundation grant for Red Father Documentary (2014)
TGD9 Art Festival, Geneva, Switzerland, artist participant (2011)
2010 Athens, GA Jewish Film Festival Shorts Competition—2nd prize.
Winner, Reel 13, New York
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA (2004) / visiting artist in residence
TGD4 symposium; Tambacounda – Gèneve – Dakar, Senegal, artist participant
Boleslawiec International Ceramic Symposium, Poland, artist participant (1996 & 2003)
Geumgang International Nature Art Biennale, Korea (2003)
Accessibility symposium – From the Outside In, Sumter, SC, artist participant (2003)
Mishkenot Ha'omanim, Hezeliya, Israel, artist residence (200)
Franconia Sculpture park, MN / Jerome Foundation Fellowship Program (1998)
International Biennial, Be'er Sheva, Israel, artist participant (1995 & 1997)
Clay/Sculpt Gulgong Symposium, Australia, artist participant (1995)
Environmental Sculpture Symposium, MuJu, Korea, visiting artist (1994)
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY / visiting artist (1990)
The Center for Visual Arts, Be'er Sheva, Israel / visiting artist (1990)
New Jersey Museum of Archaeology, Drew University, NJ, artist in residence (1998)




Further reading


"Sculpture". Sculpture. 17. Washington, D.C.: International Sculpture Center. 1998. ISSN 0889-728X. OCLC 14039712.
Scheller, William (1991). New Jersey Off the Beaten Path, 8th. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-76275-228-7.
Scheller, Bill; Scheller, Kay (2011). New Jersey Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide to Unique Places (9 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-76276-915-5.
Art Now Gallery Guide: National & international. Vol. 20. Art Now. 2001. pp. 40, 130, 133.
"New Art Examiner". New Art Examiner. 14 (1–6). New Art Associations: 38. 1986. ISSN 0886-8115.
"Ceramic Review" (157–162). Craftsmen Potters Association of Great Britain. 1996: 30, 31. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Gimbutas, Marija; Marler, Joan (1997). From the Realm of the Ancestors: An Anthology in Honor of Marija Gimbutas. Knowledge, Ideas & Trends. p. 465. ISBN 978-1-87919-825-8.




References






External links


Official website
Tova Beck-Friedman at IMDb
Tova Beck-Friedman at the ArtCyclopedia
Tova Beck-Friedman at the Biddington

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